Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Second World War York
- Sixties York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Mystery Plays
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- George Leeman
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bone Trial Piece
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Red Tower
- The Council of Arles
- Is York Cursed?
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior